Arms, Armour & Militaria

Two impressive Battle of Britain medal groups offered a day apart at separate auctions both took six-figure sums.

Trio of family paintings depicting Jervis’ finest hour bring £90,000 result for marine specialist Charles Miller

The bicentenary of Napoléon Bonaparte's death boosts demand for relics

How letters related to wars bring a connection that history books cannot match

On May 18 Paris auction firm Tessier Sarrou is selling the first part of a collection of Japanese swords.

A Victoria Cross group awarded to a British soldier who volunteered to carry a vital message to a stranded platoon at Mericourt in October 1918, in the knowledge that five of his comrades had already been in killed in turn making earlier attempts, sold for £200,000.

Organiser Peter Binfield is hoping for fine weather and a good turnout of 100-plus dealers at the first of this year’s Vintage & Classic Arms Fairs at Kempton Park on Sunday, May 2.

“I joined up as a youngster for a bit of fun, but it didn’t turn out like that. We were young men made old before our time.”

MADAM –In the Militaria & medals section in ATG No 2485 it was inferred in an article on Capt Leefe Robinson VC that following his Zeppelin exploits he was confined to a desk for the remainder of the war as a ‘celebrity pilot’.

A long search for an 1914-15 Star had a happy ending after the Dix Noonan Webb (24% buyer’s premium) auction in London on February 17.

Medal group awarded to First World War nurse is coming up at Bishop & Miller auction.

The postponed January auction at Gloucestershire saleroom Chorley’s will take place on March 23-24.

Soldiers are often associated with hard drinking – but rarely temperance.

A Second World War beret sold at a Kent auction was not only one of the famous maroon British paratrooper examples but had star billing of its own.

Princess Margaret’s lover Flight Lieutenant Peter Townsend (1914-95) has been introduced to a new generation of TV viewers due to Netflix TV series The Crown – but militaria lots sold at auction also underline his renown as an RAF ace.

If you are a birdwatcher, you need a good pair of binoculars.

A New York auction offered reminders of the vital work carried out by ships of all backgrounds, shapes and sizes during the Dunkirk evacuation